Garden city: Suresh Jayaram

The image has a neon green background, with a faint wave pattern running down the right side. On top, in a yellow square, the words ‘Bangalore,’ with the letters “LORE” in a different colour Below, the headline, in white text: Garden city Next, a subhead, in white text: A narrative through the Lalbagh lens Below that, the date for the session: 22 May 2022 Below that, in a circular window, the speaker’s portrait in black-and-white, and to its right, the speaker’s name: Suresh Jayaram And description: Aesthete, garden enthusiast, die-hard Bangalorean Then, below, at centre, the logotype for The Goa Project Sessions, which has the words ‘The Goa Project’ in white text next to a stylised sunset-and-water image, and next to that, the word ‘Sessions’ within a stylised video camera image. In a black strip at the bottom: Alternate Sundays, 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. IST on Zoom.

Suresh is an artist, art historian, arts administrator and curator from Bangalore. He is the founder and director of Visual Art Collective / 1 Shanthiroad Studio, an international artists’ residency and alternative art space. He is currently involved in art practice, urban mapping, archiving, curation and arts education. His keen interest in environmental and urban developmental issues influences his work. He taught art history at Karnataka Chitrakala Parishath’s College of Fine Arts.

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